Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, 46226-46227 [2017-21332]

Download as PDF 46226 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2017 / Notices Defense Acquisition Regulations System [Docket Number DARS–2017–0012; OMB Control Number 0704–0259] Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Part 216, Types of Contracts Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Notice and request for comments regarding a proposed extension of an approved information collection requirement. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DoD announces the proposed extension of a public information collection requirement and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. DoD invites comments on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DoD, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved this information collection requirement for use through December 31, 2017. DoD proposes that OMB extend its approval for three additional years. DATES: DoD will consider all comments received by December 4, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control Number 0704–0259, using any of the following methods: Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include OMB Control Number 0704–0259 in the subject line of the message. Fax: 571–372–6094. Mail: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Carrie Moore, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301–3060. Comments received generally will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:18 Oct 03, 2017 Jkt 244001 Ms. Carrie Moore, 571–372–6093. The information collection requirements addressed in this notice are available electronically on the Internet at: https:// www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/ index.htm. Paper copies are available from Ms. Carrie Moore, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), Room 3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 216, Types of Contracts, and related clauses in Part 252.216; OMB Control Number 0704– 0259. Needs and Uses: The clauses at DFARS 252.216–7000, Economic Price Adjustment—Basic Steel, Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, or Copper Mill Products; DFARS 252.216–7001, Economic Price Adjustment—Nonstandard Steel Items, and DFARS 252.216–7003, Economic Price Adjustment—Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government, require contractors with fixed-price economic price adjustment contracts to submit information to the contracting officer regarding changes in established material prices or wage rates. The contracting officer uses this information to make appropriate adjustments to contract prices. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Reporting Frequency: On occasion. Number of Respondents: 132. Responses per Respondent: 4.04, approximately. Annual Responses: 533. Average Burden per Response: 4 hours. Annual Burden Hours: 2,132. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Summary of Information Collection Paragraph (c) of the clause at DFARS 252.216–7000, Economic Price Adjustment—Basic Steel, Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, or Copper Mill Products, requires the contractor to notify the contracting officer of the amount and effective date of each decrease in any established price. Paragraph (d) of the clause permits the contractor to submit a written request to the contracting officer for an increase in contract price. Paragraph (f)(2) of the clause at DFARS 252.216–7001, Economic Price Adjustment—Nonstandard Steel Items, requires the contractor to furnish a statement identifying the correctness of the established prices and employee hourly earnings that are relevant to the PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 computation of various indices. Paragraph (f)(3) of the clause requires the contractor to make available all records used in the computation of labor indices upon the request of the contracting officer. Paragraph (b)(1) of the clause at DFARS 252.216–7003, Economic Price Adjustment—Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government, permits the contractor to provide a written request for contract adjustment based on increases in wage rates or material prices that are controlled by a foreign government. Paragraph (c) of the clause requires the contractor to make available its books and records that support a requested change in contract price. Jennifer L. Hawes, Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. [FR Doc. 2017–21355 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Office of Science, Department of Energy. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice of renewal. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, App. 2, and the Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee’s (BESAC) charter will be renewed for a two-year period. The Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the Office of Science on the Basic Energy Sciences program. Additionally, the renewal of the BESAC has been determined to be essential to conduct business of the Department of Energy and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department of Energy, by law and agreement. The Committee will continue to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the rules and regulations in implementation of that Act. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harriet Kung at (301) 903–3081. E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 Dr. Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2017 / Notices Issued in Washington, DC, on July 28, 2017. Shena Kennerly, Acting Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–21332 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel Office of Science, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of renewal. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, App. 2, and Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) has been renewed for a two-year period. The Panel will provide advice and recommendations to the Director, Office of Science (DOE), and the Assistant Director, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF), on scientific priorities within the field of high energy physics. Additionally, the Secretary of Energy has determined that renewal of the HEPAP is essential to conduct business of the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation and is in the public interest in connection with the performance duties imposed by law upon the Department of Energy. The Committee will continue to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95–91), and the rules and regulations in implementation of these acts. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Boger at (301) 903–4520. Issued in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2017. Shena Kennerly, Acting Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–21346 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee Office of Science, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of Renewal. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and in SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:18 Oct 03, 2017 Jkt 244001 accordance with Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee will be renewed for a twoyear period beginning on June 30, 2017. The Committee will provide advice to the Director, Office of Science (DOE), on the Advanced Scientific Computing Research Program managed by the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research. Additionally, the renewal of the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee has been determined to be essential to the conduct of the Department of Energy business and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department of Energy, by law and agreement. The Committee will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, adhering to the rules and regulations in implementation of that Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Chalk at (301) 903–5152, christine.chalk@science.doe.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2017. Shena Kennerly, Acting Committee Management Officer. Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by the Office of the Federal Register on September 29, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–21328 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. NJ17–19–000] Buckeye Power, Inc.; Notice of Filing Take notice that on September 21, 2017, Buckeye Power, Inc. submitted its tariff filing: Buckeye Rate Schedule Filing, to be effective 9/21/2017. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link and is available for electronic review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 12, 2017. Dated: September 28, 2017. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–21302 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #2 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PO 00000 46227 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER17–1840–000. Applicants: Canton Mountain Wind, LLC. Description: Fifth Supplement to June 15, 2017 Canton Mountain Wind, LLC tariff filing. Filed Date: 9/28/17. Accession Number: 20170928–5074. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/10/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–2554–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2017–09–28_SA 2997 Palo Alto WindMidAmerican 1st Rev GIA (J529 J590) to be effective 9/14/2017. Filed Date: 9/28/17. Accession Number: 20170928–5065. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/19/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–2555–000. 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46226-46227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21332]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of renewal.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, App. 2, and 
the Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the 
Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, 
notice is hereby given that the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 
Committee's (BESAC) charter will be renewed for a two-year period.
    The Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the Office 
of Science on the Basic Energy Sciences program.
    Additionally, the renewal of the BESAC has been determined to be 
essential to conduct business of the Department of Energy and to be in 
the public interest in connection with the performance of duties 
imposed upon the Department of Energy, by law and agreement. The 
Committee will continue to operate in accordance with the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the rules and regulations in 
implementation of that Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Harriet Kung at (301) 903-3081.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 28, 2017.
Shena Kennerly,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-21332 Filed 10-3-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

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